What is food for our species? (WAS: Garlic Redux)

[Guest guest]

Hi Janet and all,

 

Just going through my backlog ... another wonderful post, Janet!!! I

particularly appreciate your closing comments about acupuncture and Chinese

medicine. I agree, I am aware of no society, until now, where a coherent

group of people has distinguished creating health from treating symptoms.

 

Best,

Elchanan

_____

 

rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of

Janet FitzGerald

Monday, June 25, 2007 10:06 PM

rawfood

[Raw Food] Re: Garlic Redux

WAS

Hi RFers,

 

It's important to remember that many raw foodists are constantly trying to

mimic cooked foods within complex recipes (mock salmon). One thing in common

with many raw food recipes and cooked food is that both are slathered in

condiments that disguise/mask the true flavor of the food. If a person

strives to eat ONLY whole foods, then it behooves one to ask him/herself if

each ingredient that goes into a recipe is, in fact, a whole food that can

be eaten by itself as a meal. It is always a choice, and rather than

feeling guilty about eating a food someone says should be avoided, listen to

the body. Do you feel tired shortly after a meal? Does your heart rate

seem to increase? Do you sweat more? Does your sweat smell distinctly like

something you ate? Can you (or someone else) smell your breath? These are

all signs of the body coping with the latest assault through elimination and

rest.

 

I think it's interesting that you've brought up " ancient asian types " as a

role model for good health and longevity. While I was in China, I didn't

see anyone " ancient " , but the people there are rapidly catching up to

Americans in their numbers of those with various dis-eases. Obesity in

children is on the rise, for instance. On one street corner in Nanchang,

there were five KFCs. I kid you not. My guess is they are still eating

traditional Chinese spices, too. And, the Chinese have a very long history

of treating disease with acupuncture and Chinese medicine. That seems to

imply that dis-ease has been present there for some time.

 

Janet

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Don't you imagine that has come about because of all the ways we have

to treat symptoms now? We humans like to do what we want without

suffering consequences. So if there is a med to take away the

discomfort, so we can keep doing what we want, we prefer that route.

 

Like people that take pain meds so they can keep doing whatever they

are doing that is giving them to pain to begin with.

 

Or people that want to take pills that stop the body from absorbing

fat, so they can keep eating the fat, etc.

 

Belinda

 

> Hi Janet and all,

>

> Just going through my backlog ... another wonderful post, Janet!!! I

> particularly appreciate your closing comments about acupuncture and

Chinese

> medicine. I agree, I am aware of no society, until now, where a

coherent

> group of people has distinguished creating health from treating

symptoms.

>

> Best,

> Elchanan

> _____

>

> rawfood [rawfood ] On

Behalf Of

> Janet FitzGerald

> Monday, June 25, 2007 10:06 PM

> rawfood

> [Raw Food] Re: Garlic Redux

> WAS

> Hi RFers,

>

> It's important to remember that many raw foodists are constantly

trying to

> mimic cooked foods within complex recipes (mock salmon). One thing

in common

> with many raw food recipes and cooked food is that both are

slathered in

> condiments that disguise/mask the true flavor of the food. If a

person

> strives to eat ONLY whole foods, then it behooves one to ask

him/herself if

> each ingredient that goes into a recipe is, in fact, a whole food

that can

> be eaten by itself as a meal. It is always a choice, and rather

than

> feeling guilty about eating a food someone says should be avoided,

listen to

> the body. Do you feel tired shortly after a meal? Does your heart

rate

> seem to increase? Do you sweat more? Does your sweat smell

distinctly like

> something you ate? Can you (or someone else) smell your breath?

These are

> all signs of the body coping with the latest assault through

elimination and

> rest.

>

> I think it's interesting that you've brought up " ancient asian

types " as a

> role model for good health and longevity. While I was in China, I

didn't

> see anyone " ancient " , but the people there are rapidly catching up

to

> Americans in their numbers of those with various dis-eases.

Obesity in

> children is on the rise, for instance. On one street corner in

Nanchang,

> there were five KFCs. I kid you not. My guess is they are still

eating

> traditional Chinese spices, too. And, the Chinese have a very long

history

> of treating disease with acupuncture and Chinese medicine. That

seems to

> imply that dis-ease has been present there for some time.

>

> Janet

>

>

>